BASIC OF CURVE LAYOUT

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TRACK ENGINEERING MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2016
ARIEF FATH ATIYA (N66047096)

TIMELINE

Introduction

Cant on circular
curve

Transition curve

Adjacent curve

Curve versines

Vertical curve

INTRODUCTION

When we are talking about planning a curve layout, obviously we will

talking about CENTRIFUGAL FORCE.

CENTRIFUGAL FOCE :

INTRODUCTION

2 type of curve on railway

Full Circle / Circular curve (constant radius)

Straight track + Transition curve + circular curve / circular + circular (in different
radius and direction)

CANT ON CIRCULAR CURVE

What is CANT / CROSSLEVEL ?

The measurement of the difference
in elevation between the outer rail
and the inner rail. Sometime It is
measured in term of angle instead
of height difference.

What is FUNCTION of CANT / CROSSLEVEL ?

it is usually designed to raise the outer rail,
providing a banked turn, thus allowing trains to
maneuver through the curve at higher speeds.
It also helps a train steer around a curve,
keeping the wheel flanges from pressing the
rails, minimizing friction and wear.

CANT ON CURVE LAYOUT

HOW TO calculate related FORCE on CANT ?

HOW is relationship between CANT and EQUILIBRIUM

(when 2 forces are equals) ?
Best for : Circular Curve

CANT ON CURVE LAYOUT

Cant of HIGH SPEED TRAINS vs REGULAR TRAINS are the same ??

High speed train has higher cant than regular train which means actually when
regular / slower train goes to high speed train track it will go below equilibrium speed.
So, in reality we need to consider cant deficiency for high speed trains and cant
excess for regular trains instead of equilibrium cant.

What considerations do matter to design the suitable CANT ??

Speed of trains (both high and lower speed) in one route.

Comfort and safety of regular train

Maintenance cost

Length of transition curve

CANT ON CURVE LAYOUT

What considerations do
matter to design maximum
allowable cant deficiency and
cant excess.

Passenger comfort

Wheel and rail wear

Life cycle of tracks

Track stability

Curving resistance

Noise nuisance

These are for perfect situation which

barely happen in reality.

CANT ON CURVE LAYOUT

What are important features of track ??

Quality of geometric

Standard of truck construction

Sleepers and ballast lateral resistance

What are important features of vehicle ??

Design of vehicle body

Axle load configuration

Suspension roll stiffness

TRANSITION CURVE

What is the purpose of it ??

Calculated curve on a section of railroad track, where a straight section changes
into a curve designed to prevent sudden changes in lateral (or centripetal)
acceleration.

ADJACENT CURVE

What is adjacent curve ?

Two or more curves within one shot in
close trip with or without transition curve
and straight/tangent.
Minimum length of straight or tangent =
30 m

CURVE VERSINES

What is it for ?
To measure setting out and
maintenance curves and
transition.

Equation used

Principle : the larger the radius curves are the

smaller the versine is.

VERTICAL CURVES

What is vertical curves ?

Curve in vertical layout to connect and avoid

excessive wheel unloading between two track
gradients together whether it is for changing
from an upgrade to a downgrade (summit),
changing from a downgrade to an upgrade
(sag or valley), changing in two levels of
upgrades or changing in two levels of
downgrades.

No transition curve is needed

Comfort of passenger is matter

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